Managua department
Terminal Mercado Mayoreo
The main terminal for the north, centre and Caribbean side of the country: Estelí, Matagalpa, Jinotega, Ocotal, Somoto, Jalapa, Boaco, Juigalpa, El Rama, San Carlos, Siuna and Bilwi.
Terminal Mercado Roberto Huembes
The terminal for the south: Masaya, Granada, Rivas, San Juan del Sur, San Jorge (ferry to Ometepe), Peñas Blancas (Costa Rica border) and Carazo.
Terminal Mercado Israel Lewites (Boer)
The terminal for the west and the Pacific beaches: León, Chinandega, Corinto, Somotillo, El Guasaule, Pochomil, Masachapa, Diriamba and Jinotepe.
Terminal de microbuses de la UCA
Express minibuses that leave when full: Masaya, Granada, León, Jinotepe and Diriamba. The fastest and most comfortable option from central Managua, next to the Central American University (UCA).
Mercado Oriental (paradas de buses)
Departure point for buses to Tipitapa and for many Managua city routes. Watch your belongings: it is the largest and busiest market in Central America.
Terminal Tica Bus Managua
Tica Bus terminal for international coaches to Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama. Tickets can be bought online at ticabus.com.
Terminal TransNica Managua
TransNica terminal for international coaches to San José, Costa Rica.
From Managua airport to anywhere by bus
Augusto C. Sandino airport sits on the Carretera Norte, 15–25 minutes by taxi from the bus terminals. There are no tourist buses from the airport itself: the trick is a short taxi to the right terminal and the bus from there.
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How to get to Masaya volcano by bus
The entrance to Masaya Volcano National Park is at km 23 of the Managua–Masaya highway: any bus between the two cities drops you there. Inside the park you go up by vehicle.
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The saint is carried down from Las Sierritas on August 1 and back up on the 10th, with devotees, floats, a horse parade and thousands of people in the streets of Managua.
Direct buses between major cities with few stops. Faster and slightly pricier.
→ Estelí
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→ Ocotal
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→ Somoto
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→ Jalapa
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→ Matagalpa
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→ Jinotega
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→ Boaco
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→ Camoapa
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→ Juigalpa
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→ Santo Tomás
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→ El Rama
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→ Bluefields
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→ Nueva Guinea
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→ San Carlos (Río San Juan)
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→ Río Blanco
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→ Siuna
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→ Bilwi (Puerto Cabezas)
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→ Waslala
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→ San Rafael del Norte
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→ Rivas
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→ San Juan del Sur
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→ Popoyo (surf beach)
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→ Peñas Blancas (Costa Rica border)
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→ San Jorge (Ometepe ferry)
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→ Chinandega
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→ Corinto
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→ Somotillo
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→ El Guasaule (Honduras border)
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The famous “chicken buses”: they stop in every town along the way. Cheapest and slowest.
→ Estelí
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→ Matagalpa
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→ Sébaco
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→ Juigalpa
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→ Tipitapa
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→ Masaya
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→ Granada
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→ Rivas
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→ Jinotepe
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→ Nandaime
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→ Catarina (Pueblos Blancos)
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→ León
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→ Chinandega
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→ El Viejo
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→ Pochomil – Masachapa
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→ Diriamba
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→ Jinotepe
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→ San Marcos
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→ La Boquita – Casares (beaches)
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→ El Sauce
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Express minibuses for 15 to 20 passengers that leave when full, like the ones from UCA in Managua.
→ Masaya
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→ Granada
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→ León
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→ Jinotepe
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→ Diriamba
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Coaches to Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama with Tica Bus and TransNica.
→ San José (Costa Rica)
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→ San José (Costa Rica)
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→ Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
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→ San Salvador (El Salvador)
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→ Guatemala City
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→ Panama City
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Handy for planning the way back.
Estelí → Managua
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Estelí → Managua
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Estelí → Managua
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Ocotal → Managua
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Somoto → Managua
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Jalapa → Managua
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Jinotega → Managua
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Matagalpa → Managua
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Matagalpa → Managua
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Río Blanco → Managua
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León → Managua
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León → Managua
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Chinandega → Managua
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Chinandega → Managua
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Masaya → Managua
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Masaya → Managua
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Granada → Managua
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Granada → Managua
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Jinotepe → Managua
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Jinotepe → Managua
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Diriamba → Managua
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Rivas → Managua
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Rivas → Managua
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Popoyo (surf beach) → Managua
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San Juan del Sur → Managua
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Tipitapa → Managua
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Nandaime → Managua
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Boaco → Managua
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Camoapa → Managua
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Juigalpa → Managua
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Juigalpa → Managua
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Santo Tomás → Managua
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El Rama → Managua
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Nueva Guinea → Managua
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San Carlos (Río San Juan) → Managua
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Siuna → Managua
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Bilwi (Puerto Cabezas) → Managua
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